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Controlling the wettability of plastic by thermally embedding coated aluminium oxide nanoparticles into the surface

Donald Hill Orcid Logo, Andrew Barron Orcid Logo, Shirin Alexander Orcid Logo

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume: 567, Pages: 45 - 53

Swansea University Authors: Donald Hill Orcid Logo, Andrew Barron Orcid Logo, Shirin Alexander Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.116

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HypothesisNanoparticle embedding into the surface of plastics provides an effective anchor that improves the durability of coatings formed from functionalized nanoparticles. Coatings formed from thermally embedded particles show superior wear resistance relative to coatings formed from non-embedded...

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